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(Martin Dunitz) Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK. Pocket-sized clinical handbook including topics on: what is heart failure?, why heart failure is important, causes, why should heart failure be investigated, treatment, general advice, management of concomitant problems, and patients who do not respond to treatment. Trim size: 7.5 x 4.5 inches. Previous edition: c1996. Softcover. ... Read more

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Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.Review of the pacing tachycardia model of congestive heart failure and its implications for research. 25 contributors, 21 U.S. DNLM: Heart Failure, Congestive - physiopathology. ... Read more

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The MediFocus Guidebook on Congestive Heart Failure is the most comprehensive, up-to-date source of information available. You will get answers to your questions, including risk factors of Congestive Heart Failure, standard and alternative treatment options, leading doctors, hospitals and medical centers that specialize in Congestive Heart Failure, results of the latest clinical trials, support groups and additional resources, and promising new treatments on the horizon. This one of a kind Guidebook offers answers to your critical health questions including the latest treatments, clinical trials, and expert research; high quality, professional level information you can trust and understand culled from the latest peer-reviewed journals; and a unique resource to find leading experts, institutions, and support organizations including contact information and hyperlinks. This Guidebook was updated on March 24, 2010. ... Read more

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The first book of its kind, this reference describes current diagnostic and treatment strategies for acute and chronic heart failure in the fetus, neonate, child, and young adult-encompassing every aspect of pediatric heart failure including historical perspectives, the latest technologies in mechanical circulatory support, and recent information on the psychosocial aspects of heart failure in children. ... Read more

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The definitive one-stop guide to treating -- and preventing -- heart failure

This practical reference provides all the expert guidance and up-to-the-minute clinical perspectives you need to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with heart failure.A major focus of the book is integration of various management approaches to maximize patient benefit.Coverage begins with a brief introduction to the incidence and causes of heart failure, then quickly moves into a more thorough clinical overview of symptom evaluation, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment methods, hospitalization, surgical treatments, and more.

• Clear, step-by-step coverage of prevention and all treatment modalities with evidence-based recommendations
• Full examination of the types of heart failure, prevalence, morbidity and associated co-morbidities, mortality, risk factors, etiologies, cardiomyopathies, and pathophysiology
• Key perspectives on the use of ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, aldosterone antagonists, IV vasoactive medications, diuretics, digitalis, surgical procedures and devices, and more
• Need-to-know procedures for patient evaluation
• Heart failure disease management programs and pathways of care that can be applied in any practice setting
• Clinically relevant diagrams, figures, and algorithms ... Read more

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Heart failure is the main cause of death and disability in the industrialized world. There is a major need for novel therapeutics for prevention and reversal of cardiac pathology associated with heart failure and cardiac enlargement. Over recent years, dramatic progress has been made in unravelling the cellular circuitry involved in cardiac failure, as well as in normal cardiac growth, development and apoptosis. This work has revealed new and unexpected therapeutic targets in the heart. In addition, advances in understanding the role of stem cells in cardiac physiology have suggested strategies for cardiac repair and regeneration once thought impossible.

This book describes the work of leading investigators studying the basic mechanisms of cardiac growth, function and dysfunction. There are also exciting contributions from researchers developing novel therapeutic strategies for cardiac disease. The unique feature is the discussions amongst the contributors, which always return to the same basic problem: how can new data from biological studies be used to design novel therapies for the treatment of cardiac dysfunction following myocardial infarction, hypertension and other disorders?

With its strong emphasis on translational research, this book will appeal to both scientists and clinicians interested in diminishing the impact of the current epidemic of cardiac diseases. ... Read more

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Each year over 400,000 people have a new onset of heart failurein the United States, adding to a current patient population of over4.8 million Americans. Basics of Heart Failure takes aproblem-solving approach to examining heart failure and to providingthe reader with an up-to-date account of our knowledge in this area.Chapters on the diagnosis and therapy of heart failure emphasize datafrom recent multicenter trials. ... Read more

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A complete pocket guide to diagnosing and treating the full range of heart problems

4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW
"This is an excellent counterpart to larger references (including Hurst's the Heart, 12th edition, Fuster et al. (McGraw-Hill, 2008), as the original intent of the authors). The chapters are short, succinct, and well written. The handbook makes excellent use of tables, algorithms, diagrams, and figures to synthesize key aspects of cardiovascular disease and care. Treatment recommendations take into account current ACC/AHA Clinical Practice Guidelines and are very specific about the indications for therapy. The chapters are written by established experts and are well referenced. Its portability makes it an instant rapid-access resource, invaluable for physicians doing bedside rounds"--Doody's Review Service

Summarizing the clinical sections of Hurst's the Heart, 12e, this point-of-care resource covers the key points of cardiovascular pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment in a quick-access presentation, making it essential for rounds, at the bedside, or on the wards.

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Computational Cardiovascular Mechanics provides a cohesive guide to creating mathematical models for the mechanics of diseased hearts to simulate the effects of current treatments for heart failure. Clearly organized in a two part structure, this volume discusses various areas of computational modeling of cardiovascular mechanics (finite element modeling of ventricular mechanics, fluid dynamics) in addition to a description an analysis of the current applications used (solid FE modeling, CFD).

Edited by experts in the field, researchers involved with biomedical and mechanical engineering will find Computational Cardiovascular Mechanics a valuable reference.

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Now there is an up-to-date guide for optimizing pharmacologic therapy in treating patients with heart failure. Reflecting current practice at leading medical centers, Heart Failure: Pharmacologic Management provides both the biologic and pathologic underpinnings of each pharmacologic agent in current use. It also supplies detailed discussions of the clinical investigations that support current understanding of the risks and benefits associated with the use of these drugs. Thorough references make the book useful to the novice as well as the experienced clinician.

Initial chapters focus on agents that are considered standard care:

• diuretics
  
• ACE inhibitors
  
• angiotensin receptor antagonists
  
• aldosterone antagonists
  
• beta-blockers

An extremely helpful concluding chapter provides a roadmap of drugs with which to approach the patient with heart failure, along with an overview of the skills you need to use it most effectively. This straightforward, step-by-step algorithm will save you countless hours of research and help you make your prescribing decisions with confidence. ... Read more

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Given the increasing number of drugs available for the treatment of heart failure and associated diseases like hypertension and hypercholesterolemia, as well as the different patient types who present in the clinic, it appears increasingly obvious that the same therapeutic regimen cannot be used for all patients. Tailoring Heart Failure Therapyis a unique guide designed to aid the practising physician in the day-to-day choice of therapy for the wide range of categories of patients with heart failure. Ronnie Willenheimer and Karl Swedberg - experts in this field - have enlisted the help of their colleagues and peers to offer valuable, practical advice as to the best options for treating the individual patient. The first chapter outlines the 'general treatment rules' for chronic heart failure, and the following chapters each focus on the treatment of special categories of patients with chronic heart failure, comparing these to the 'general rule'. Categories include: older patients, women, pregnancy, minority ethnic groups, cardiomyopathy, renal failure, heart failure. Special consideration is given to heart failure patients with genuine depression. ... Read more

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Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome that can arise from any structural or functional disorder that impairs the heart's ability to properly fill or eject blood. The major manifestations of heart failure are breathlessness and fatigue, which may limit exercise tolerance, and fluid retention, which may lead to pulmonary congestion and peripheral edema. The presence of heart failure adversely affects one's quality of life and shortens survival. Eighty percent of men and 70% of women under the age of 65 who have heart failure will die within 8 years. Heart failure is a major public health issue in the United States. Nearly 5 million patients in the United States have heart failure and 500,000 patients are diagnosed with heart failure for the first time each year. The disorder is the underlying reason for 3.4 million office visits and was the principal diagnosis for 1.1 million hospital discharges in 2005. The management of patients with heart failure has evolved dramatically over the past two decades. In the past, heart failure was viewed as simply a problem of a weakened heart unable to pump a sufficient supply of blood to the body.Heart failure is now best explained by a biomechanical model that emphasizes the intertwining processes of progressive cardiac structural remodeling and ongoing neurohormonal activation that together produce the adverse symptoms of heart failure. Knowledge of this model has led to novel therapies, including beta-blockers (which were once believed to be contraindicated for heart failure), biventricular pacemakers and innovative surgical techniques. The number of specialized heart failure centers with multidisciplinary teams has increased, but primary care providers continue to care for the majority of heart failure patients. Oxford American Cardiology Library: Heart Failure: The Essential Clinician's Guide provides these primary care physicians with concise, easily accessible guidance on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of heart failure patients in the hospital or outpatient setting. This volume features evidence-based discussion of pharmacological, non-pharmacological and surgical therapies for heart failure patients. There are references throughout the text highlighting the clinical guidelines set forth by the AHA, ACC, HFSA and ISHLT.Useful tools, such as treatment algorithms, charts, tables and illustrations greatly enhance the value of this volume as a practical reference tool. Managing to be both concise and comprehensive, Heart Failure:The Essential Clinician's Guide will prove to be an indispensable resource for internists, primary care physicians, hospitalists and cardiac nurse practitioners who often treat acute and chronic heart failure patients. ... Read more

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Each title in the RAPID REFERENCE series provides the reader with authoritative and accessible information from a clinical expert in the field, to assist with treatment decisions. Each title includes standard core content (epidemiology, management, therapy) combined with the additional information-such as FAQs and patient organizations-needed by the primary care practitioners to provide effective patient care. The books also include drug listings, clinical trials, information on future developments, and web site listings, to keep the reader up to speed with new developments and to extend their knowledge of the disease area. Titles in the series focus on chronic conditions seen most often in the primary care setting. With patients becoming better informed about the nature and management of their conditions, Rapid Reference is a timely new series that offers the primary care practitioners easy access to the best information for patient care and management. ... Read more

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Acute heart failure is a potentially life threatening situation where correct, rapid therapy can have a life saving impact. In this rapidly changing area of medicine this text aims to bring the latest understanding of the pathophysiology together with a practical guide to diagnosis and management using a thoroughly evidence based approach. This will appeal to a wide audience of health care professionals who will treat patients with acute heart failure, including doctors, medical students, nurses, and other professionals in the Emergency Department, General Internal Medicine, Anaesthetics, Cardiology (Medicine and Surgery) and Critical Care settings. It may be used as an evidence based guide for the junior practitioner or as an aide-memoire for the more senior.

Always keeping the underlying pathophysiology at the forefront of the discussion, the reader is encouraged to understand the aetiology of the acute situation and how to direct management in order to correct the abnormal physiology. Each chapter is heavily referenced allowing the reader to easily refer to the original experimental studies and pursue topics in more detail if required. This text is a valuable addition to any practitioner who treats patients with acute heart failure and wants a deeper understanding of the condition.

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“. . . every critical examination of HF therapy in the United States has documented that we are not using all the weapons in our arsenal. We know what works, yet we are not systematically applying these proven therapies.”
-- from the Introduction

If you are interested in a better way to treat heart failure, this book is for you. Dr. Michael McIvor – who has taught thousands of healthcare professionals how to effectively care for patients with chronic HF through CME symposia – takes a logical, step-by-step approach to setting up and operating the kind of program that reduces hospital admissions and improves patient care.

Establishing a Heart Failure Program: The Essential Guide answers the different questions posed by physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and hospital administrators, all of whom need to work as a team to achieve success. The three major sections of the book address:

• Taking the first steps toward building your heart failure program - developing a business plan, choosing your model of care, and making accurate financial projections
  
• Assembling the pieces of your program – managers, front line staff, and the physical facility
  
• Day-to-day operations

A companion website presents forms you can download and use in your own heart failure center. Drawing from experience, Dr. McIvor helps you avoid common problems by identifying potential problems and sharing advice that has proven effective to your colleagues. He gives you the essential tools – unavailable elsewhere – to set up and maintain a heart failure program that achieves superior clinical outcomes. ... Read more

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The global size of the syndrome of heart failure is very large. Nearly 5 million Americans are living with heart failure, and 550,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. As heart failure is commonly increasing, there is a need for all medical practitioners to be aware of the early signs and symptoms so early diagnosis and appropriate management can be offered. Management of heart failure is dominated by appropriate investigations and adoption of national and international published guidelines. Heart Failure in Clinical Practice provides a toolkit for clinicians to guide them in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with suspected heart failure. Algorithms and flow diagrams are included to give the reader an illustrated snapshot of the decisions involved in the management of these patients.